2/15/2009

Bhut Jolokia, The World's Hottest Pepper

I've received several inquiries about seed from a couple of plants I grew this past year. The bhut jalokia, also known as the naga jalokia, is still relatively hard to find in the U.S. Originally from Sri Lanka, tested by the Univ. of New Mexico prior to being listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the world's hottest pepper, I have seed to sell for anyone interested. $5 for approximately 25 seed.

Also I have seed of the fat baby achocha, from the Bumthang Valley of Bhutan. These make a great vine for arbors and produce hundreds of fruits during the season. Best if started indoors then transplanted out after danger of frost. They're used like green bell peppers in stir fries, but the traditional method is to stuff them and bake in tomato sauce. Each pod has 6 - 8 seeds and I'm charging $2 a small packet of approx. 8 seed. Prices include postage and you can order with check or money order, sending it to me at P.O. Box 127, Blue Eye, MO 65611. I have a limited supply of seed so if you're interested, order now.

Here's a recipe from my recipes blog, for a great tasting crab dip (it's actually from my book, Easy Dips Using Herbs) and you can use some of the chopped, fresh fat baby achocha, and just a tiny bit of bhut jalokia in the recipe if you're adventurous. Enjoy it with chips.

Combine everything except green onion and mix together. Place in an ovenproof serving dish and bake at 350 degrees F. for 15-18 minutes. Remove from oven and top with sliced green onion and serve. Makes about 1 3/4 cups.

13 comments:

What do you do with the bhut jalokia> I can manage a little of the Habnero, but don't think I could take anything hotter. Besides, I live alone and know of NO ONE that even likes hot pepper. I would like to try it, but maybe next year,,,

Yes, the reason they are called, "The World's Hottest Peppers" by the Guiness Book of World Records, is because there are no other peppers in the world as hot. A bird's eye is rated at 20,000 Scoville heat units, a habanero at 50,000 and a bhut jalokia is rated at one million, two hundred thousand. They are many, many times hotter than a bird's eye.

I live in tampa florida and i went to a hot sauce festival today.. They had all kinds of pepper plants, but i noticed thay had these ones which i purchased, called devils nightmare. They said that they were the hottest in the world. I had never heard of these.. I just got home and looked it up on the net and i cant find ANYTHING on them. Has anyone ever heard of the Devils Nightmare??

Paul redneck gardener Bhut and Bhit jolokia seeds require 30 days to germinate at a soil temp of 85 to 90F. The one way to do that is use a cardboard box with a light bulb on a timer in it. I have used heat mats under planters and this seems to dry out the soil more than heat the seeds properly. and as for the pepper called devils nightmare it may be called devils tounge by other places and people.

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